Cher Allegedly Hired 4 Men To Kidnap Her Son After He Tried To Reconcile With His Wife

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After divorce papers became public, many people might be wondering what happened to Cher’s son Elijah Blue Allman.

In 1975, the “Believe” singer married Gregg Allman of The Allman Brothers Band. They welcomed Elijah Blue Allman on July 10, 1976. Gregg and Cher separated when Elijah was 3-years-old. Cher and her son have a turbulent relationship. She told Robin McGraw on Dr. Phil, “He and I have such a bizarre relationship. We’ve had so many strange moments. I don’t really understand him. … Somehow Elijah and I kind of talk through osmosis.”

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So what happened to Elijah Blue Allman and why did she allegedly kidnap him? Read more to find out.

What happened to Cher’s son Elijah Blue Allman?

What happened to Cher’s son Elijah Blue Allman? In an attempt to reconcile with his now-separated wife Marie Angela King, Cher requested her son and King to leave their family house. The two headed to New York before their anniversary to work things out. The kidnapping allegations were outlined in a court declaration in December 2022. “After spending these 12 days together in NY… four people came to our hotel room and removed [Allman] from our room,” King claims in the filing, adding that she was “told by one of the four men who took him that they were hired by [Allman’s] mother.”

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“I am currently unaware of my husband’s wellbeing or whereabouts,” King wrote in December. “I am very concerned and worried about him.” She added, “Since August 2022, I have been told that I am not allowed to see or speak to [Allman] who is currently in lockdown at a treatment facility that is undisclosed to me. I am also told [Allman] has no access to his phone.”

King’s declaration ends with the following plea: “I understand his family’s efforts to make sure he is well, and I want what is best for my husband.”

According to witnesses to DailyMail who worked at the hotel where Elijah was staying, the musician was out “virtually every morning and afternoon Elijah could be seen in front of the hotel on the sidewalk either leaning against the wall or sitting on the sidewalk smoking.” Another said, “He would come out with a full cigarette and by the time he had finished it, he would be passed out.”

What is Cher and Elijah Blue Allman’s relationship like?

Cher has opened up about their family’s history of drug abuse in the past. “You know, I loved him, but I didn’t really want Elijah around him alone,” Cher admitted to Vanity Fair about her marriage to Gregg. “It’s hard finding a drug addict who is also going to be a father.”

In 2014, Elijah talked to Entertainment Tonight about his own experiences. “I started with drugs around the same time that we all did, around eleven. I mean it’s just what you did, it’s just what everybody did,”

“I [was] just looking to escape all the things in my past and, that’s when you turn to those kind of drugs, you know heroin and opiates,” he said. “[Heroin] kind of saved me … If I didn’t have that at that point, I don’t know what I would have done …You may jump off a bridge. If you can only just go through that time period and live through it and then get help.”

“I did have some close calls and some moments of really feeling at the edge of mortality … I always kind of kept it a little bit safe but you never can do that. Even though you think that in your mind, of course the wrong things can happen,” he said. “The wrong combination of things can happen and you can just slip into the abyss. I knew it was wrong and I knew that I was very unsatisfied with life at that point.”

If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, help is available. Call the SAMHSA National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357) for free, confidential support.

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